Auf Ihrem Computer ist infiziert Virus (Ransomware)

The Auf Ihrem Computer ist infiziert Virus is one of the many variants of the Reveton ransomware Trojan. The Auf Ihrem Computer ist infiziert Virus blocks access to the infected computer, pretending to be an official Windows message claiming that the victim's computer is infected with malware. ESG malware researchers have received numerous reports of infections involving Auf Ihrem Computer ist infiziert Virus or its many variants. These ransomware Trojans tend to attack computers in a specific country by using a ransomware message written in that country's language and content specific to that geographical location. The Auf Ihrem Computer ist infiziert Virus is the German variant of a ransomware Trojan that has targeted computers with location-specific messages all around the world.

The Auf Ihrem Computer ist infiziert Virus detects its victim's geographical location from its IP address. There are many ransomware Trojans that target German victims, mainly because this country has been an especially lucrative 'marketplace' for the creators of these kinds of ransomware infections. In fact, there is a lot of money involved in the ransomware industry and malware researchers have reported that the creators of the so-called Ukash Virus (a generic term typically used to refer to the many variants of this ransomware Trojan) make about fifty thousand euros every day! It seems that German-based malware makes up a large percentage of these illegal profits.

The Auf Ihrem Computer ist infiziert Virus message uses a background, font, design, and logo that make it seem as if it is a message from the victim's operating system. It claims that the victim's computer was infected with a Trojan that blocked access to the victim's desktop. It also claims that the victim's data will be deleted if they try restarting the infected computer. The threatening message goes on to claim that if a one hundred euro ransom is not paid within ten hours, the contents of the victim's hard drive will be deleted. It is important to note that the Auf Ihrem Computer ist infiziert Virus cannot delete your files and that paying its one hundred euro ransom will do nothing to remove this annoying ransomware Trojan from your computer. Instead, the Auf Ihrem Computer ist infiziert Virus should be removed with the help of a reliable anti-malware program.